Monthly Archives: April 2008

Ken Lee, 37, is many things: a forensic investigator, paramedic, hockey player and a Philadelphia University student who will soon earn a B.S. in Health Sciences. He also is alive today because of the generosity of an organ donor. On …

On the colorful strength of her Spanish fortune-telling gypsy collection, senior Regina Amato this afternoon was crowned the winner of season two of the Philadelphia University/NBC10 Runway Challenge, edging out two other finalists and winning a trip for two to …

Senior women’s soccer standout Michele Petruzzi and senior baseball player Zach Mentzer were named the 2008 President’s Award winners on Sunday, April 27th, at the University’s annual athletic awards banquet. The award is given each year to a male and …

The EcoCouture Fashion Show, to be held April 30 at the Academy of Music, was highlighted as a top event for next week in the April 25 Philadelphia Daily News. The story included information on the Philadelphia University/NBC10 Runway Challenge and 2008 Spirit of …

Spring Fling, April 24, brought a great number of students, faculty, staff and their children out on the Kanbar Center patio and the surrounding campus to enjoy a beautiful, sunny day filled with music, food and activities. Not only was it …

Jay McCarroll, alumnus and Project Runway-winner, was featured in the April 24 Toronto Star, which wrote about his documentary film, Eleven Minutes, which follows McCarroll as he designs his first collection after his Runway win. The film is “a tool for my students,” said McCarroll, an adjunct Fashion Design faculty …

The Institute for Textile and Apparel Product Safety has found high levels of formadehyde and brominated resins in children’s clothing and car seats, respectively, as reported April 22 by United Press International. “We are quite concerned about potentially toxic materials that U.S. consumers are …